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Waymo wants to chauffeur your kids
Soon, parents in range of Waymo robotaxis might not have to worry about picking up their kids from after-school activities — or anytime, really. The San Francisco Standard reports that…
Kyle Wiggers
Aug. 22, 2024, 9:03 p.m.
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Cruise’s robotaxis are coming to the Uber app in 2025
Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving subsidiary, said it has signed a multi-year partnership with ride-hailing giant Uber to bring its robotaxis to the ride-hailing platform in 2025. Cruise didn’t say when…
Rebecca Bellan
Aug. 22, 2024, 8:33 p.m.
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Founder of failed fintech Synapse says he’s raised $11M for new robotics startup
Tens of millions of customer dollars remain unaccounted for at his previous startup, fintech Synapse. But that’s not deterring Sankaet Pathak from forging full steam ahead with his new robotics…
Mary Ann Azevedo
Aug. 22, 2024, 8:33 p.m.
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Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas can do push-ups
Until today, we’ve seen exactly 40 seconds of Boston Dynamics’ new electric Atlas in action. The Hyundai-owned robotics stalwart is very much still in in the early stages of commercializing…
Brian Heater
Aug. 22, 2024, 7:34 p.m.
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AI sales rep startups are booming. So why are VCs wary?
When you really probe venture capitalists about investing in AI startups, they’ll tell you that businesses are experimenting wildly but are very slow to add AI solutions into their ongoing…
Marina Temkin
Aug. 22, 2024, 6:34 p.m.
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Threads spotted exploring ads, but says ‘no immediate timeline’ toward monetization
These findings indicate that Threads engineers are exploring ad technology, but that doesn’t mean Threads will debut ads anytime soon, as some suspect.
Sarah Perez
Aug. 22, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
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Ford pivots on EVs, Waymo doubles its robotaxi ridership and Canoo leaves California
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Monterey Car…
Kirsten Korosec
Aug. 22, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
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Relive the Myspace days by adding a favorite song to your Instagram profile
A nod to the Myspace era, Instagram just launched a new feature that allows you to add music to your profile. The feature is in collaboration with singer Sabrina Carpenter,…
Lauren Forristal
Aug. 22, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
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Former Alphabet X spinout Mineral sells technology to John Deere
Citing a crowded market and profit concerns, Mineral ceased operation and pivoted to technology licensing.
Brian Heater
Aug. 22, 2024, 5:33 p.m.
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Ecovacs says it will fix bugs that can be abused to spy on robot owners
After saying users “do not need to worry excessively” about a series of security flaws, Ecovacs said it will — in fact — roll out fixes.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
Aug. 22, 2024, 5:03 p.m.
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